“Twilight” Gets New Blood: Actress Bryce Dallas Howard (“Terminator Salvation”) has joined the cast of “Eclipse,” the third installment in Summit’s wildly successful vampire series, and starts shooting in Vancouver August 17. She steps into the villainous — and key — role of Victoria, after scheduling conflicts left the role’s originator, Rachelle Lefevre, unavailable. [Reuters]

Younger Axelrod Employed: The newest employee of last night’s Colbert Report guest Arianna Huffington? Recent Colorado College graduate Ethan Axelrod, aka the son of President Barack Obama’s top political advisor. The 22-year old started Monday as the editor of the local vertical, aka chapter, of Denver, Colorodo. [WaPo via Mediaite]

Dubliners Protest U2: Bono and Co. won’t be performing in Goteborg, Sweden this Friday and Saturday, if the citizens of Dublin have anything to say about it. Angry about the 24/7 noise caused by the dismantling of their concert tour, the city folk protested in the streets yesterday, delaying the band’s initial convoy for several hours. [AP Via USA Today]

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